Podcasts about Los Angeles Zoo

Dennis is joined via Zoom by playwright Tom Jacobson whose latest play Tasty Little Rabbit is currently showing at the Moving Arts Theatre in Los Angeles. The play tells the true story of a 1936 Fascist Italian investigation of pornography charges in Taormina, Sicily. This artistic prosecution uncovers a much darker secret of a 1890s love triangle between photographer Wilhelm Von Gloeden, an a 18 year-old Sicilian boy and a mysterious Irish poet. Tom talks about how he first learned of the true story, visiting Sicily as part of his research, the riveting "Kissing Contest" scene at the play's center and why the story is so relevant to today. He also talks about how he's been able to be so productive as a playwright while working a day job as a fundraiser for organizations like the Natural History Museum, LACMA and the Los Angeles Zoo. Other topics include: falling in love with theater as a kid in Oklahoma, using a New York-based alias to get his breakthrough play Cyberqueer produced in Los Angeles, writing plays to upset his mother, being told he's "too old to write for TV" at the age of 33, meeting his husband of 30 years on a blind date and why he loves being a part of the LA theater community.

Trump's four-day tour of the Middle East gets underway amid backlash over his use of a luxury plane from the Qatari government. Also, stock markets rally after President Trump announces a three-month truce in the trade war with China, toning down tariffs. Plus, the United Airlines CEO speaks out following safety concerns at Newark Airport. And, protests erupt over a plan to move the Los Angeles Zoo's beloved elephants.

Dateline: December 27, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a discussion of the programming for the next two weeks, then talk about the holiday special, then do an update about my life.Our headline story this week looks at something freaking insane. Apparently the anti-vaccination movement has made its way to dog owners and I am so over these people. Dr. Zoë Rossi weighs in! We then move on to our births section, including stories from Los Angeles Zoo, Bright's Zoo, Wildlife World Zoo, Colchester Zoo, and Metro Richmond Zoo. We also say goodbye to an incredible shark at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium and then discuss the tragic loss of twenty cats at the Wild Felid Advocacy Center. We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about the AZA's Conservation Grants Fund and what they'll be funding in 2025, some incredible conservation work done by Brevard Zoo and the Perth Zoo, and then discuss how zoos contributed to a movie that is currently in theaters. In Conservation News, we share about some good news for conservation in North Carolina, a baby orca, and what we have learned from the first ever dissection of a spade-toothed whale. In Other News, we share about the oldest crocodile in the world and about a duck-billed box turtle! ROSSIFARI LINKS: patreon.com/rossifari to support the pod rossifari.com @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok 

This is the fifth and final installment of a miniseries about amphibian conservation and determination called For the Frogs. In each episode, we will meet to one native amphibian that can be found in California's national forests. These creatures are important to ecological health and can deepen our connections with public lands, but they are also in a state of decline. Fortunately, a village of specialists are devoted to conserving these species. The stories of their resolute conservation efforts, pursued through obstacles and setbacks, provides portraits of determination that we can pocket and apply to our own personal experiences with adversity. This time, we meet the mountain yellow-legged frog and tag along during a reintroduction of this endangered species to the Angeles National Forest. Transcript and show notes available here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r5/home/?cid=FSEPRD1217273

Amy King hosts your Thursday Wake Up Call. ABC News national reporter Steven Portnoy speaks on RFK expected to drop out of race by end of week and possibly endorsing Trump. Amy talks with ABC News correspondent Jim Ryan about DNC preparing to wrap up as Chicago police prepare for protests. Amy takes us ‘Out and About' to the Los Angeles Zoo and talks with Marketing Director Emily Marrin who highlights the fun attractions going on Friday Nights. The show closes with KFI's midday co-host Gary Hoffman joining the show live from Chicago at the DNC.

Amy takes us ‘Out and About' to the Los Angeles Zoo and talks with Marketing Director Emily Marrin who highlights the fun attractions going on Friday Nights.

Environmental Justice In historic move, EPA bans pesticide; cites alarming setbacks for fetuses https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/in-historic-move-epa-bans-pesticide-cites-alarming-setbacks-for-fetuses/ar-AA1ol4HT Water World's largest dam removal project nears completion https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/world-s-largest-dam-removal-project-nears-completion/ar-BB1qZmF8 Arrowhead water bottler ordered to stop operations in San Bernardino Mountains https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/08/09/forest-service-orders-arrowhead-brand-water-bottler-to-cease-operating-in-san-bernardino-mountains/ Rewilding Conservationists thrilled after species reintroduction yields first lion cub birth in over 150 years https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/lion-cubs-babanango-game-reserve-south-africa/ Los Angeles Zoo sets record with 17 California condor chicks hatched in 2024 https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-zoo-california-condors-record-69c1dbfbdd70b7634c44fc929905d084 State wildlife officials make big announcement about wolves in Colorado: 'This pup's arrival is a huge conservation milestone https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/state-wildlife-officials-make-big-announcement-about-wolves-in-colorado-this-pups-arrival-is-a-huge-conservation-milestone/ar-AA1om9YG River Otters Were Once Nearly Extinct In Illinois — But Now They Roam Chicago Waterways https://wgntv.com/morning-news/wgn-morning-news-9-at-9/river-otters-are-making-a-comeback-in-chicago-area/ Two Critically Endangered Chicks Hatch at Audubon Zoo https://newsroom.audubonnatureinstitute.org/two-critically-endangered-chicks-hatch-at-audubon-zoo/

Dateline: August 2, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!   We start off with a cool story about my "real" job and my this job having a moment together. We then get into our births for the week including an important peacock, two of the smallest monkeys, a puggle at Brookfield, a Sumatran tiger cub at the Louisville Zoo, six new hornbills at the North Carolina Zoo, a new penguin at Detroit, and more! We also say goodbye to some incredible animals including a baby sloth at Roger Williams Park Zoo, Kipenzi the giraffe at Seneca Park Zoo, a beloved camel at Edmonton Valley Zoo, a harbor seal at Henry Vilas Zoo, an absolutely legendary chimpanzee at the Chester Zoo, and more.  We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about a pregnancy update for Isla the tamandua, a new exhibit at Riverbanks Zoo, an important record at the Los Angeles Zoo, more on the strike at Zoo de Granby, and the retirement of two legends...one at Beardsley Zoo and one at Zoo New England. Oh, and we also announce new chickens. In Conservation News, we talk about a spade-tooth whale carcass washing up on shore and why that is so important, how a mega den of rattlesnakes may help change public perception of the species, exciting news about Siamese crocodiles, a new docu-series we all may want to avoid, and exciting sea turtle news! In Other News, we talk about cocaine sharks and the return of a thieving otter. Ya know, the usual.  ROSSIFARI LINKS:  www.rossifari.com  patreon.com/rossifari  @rossifari on socials  @rossifaripod on TikTok

Dateline: June 7, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  We start off with a deep dive into the ongoing and troubling situation at the Natural Bridge Zoo, where transparency seems to be lacking even as the public moves on. We then get into our births and deaths for the week, including a special announcement from an on-the-scene reporter!We then move on to our other Zoo News stories.  We talk about the timeline of giant pandas returning to the San Diego Zoo, and also discuss the first giant pandas in the US...it's not what you expect! We also talk about koalas heading to the Louisville Zoo, a pregnancy announcement from Cincinnati, an incredible conservation story from the Los Angeles Zoo, the Denver Zoo using social media in a cool way, an update on Charlotte the stingray, and a look at zoo-based Pride celebrations and how the online community is reacting! In Conservation News, we talk about a recent discovery that is blowing my mind. In Other News, we talk about how smart corvids are, why orcas are smashing boats, and the house that is going to turn Rossifari into a cult! ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

Dateline: March 1, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  We yet again open with a big headline, this time my thoughts about Flaco the owl. We then get back on track with our births and deaths. We say hello to colobus monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo and Fort Worth Zoo, three new penguins at Adventure Aquarium, two meerkats at the Living Desert, a new rhino at the Indianapolis Zoo, and a very important gray seal pup at Brookfield Zoo. We then say goodbye to Mr. Z the zebra and a female sea lion named TamaleWe then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including more info about the recent rash of scam zoo tickets out there, the Santa Barbara Zoo saving island foxes, two great stories out of the Smithsonian's National Zoo, a new species visiting Brookfield Zoo for a bit, and what Taylor Swift and I have in common! In Conservation News, we talk about some bad rhino news, some terrible penguin news, and then a bunch of good news including rediscoveries and new species discoveries! In Other News, we tell some tales that might make it hard for you to sleep tonight. ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

Join us as we talk with Museum Educator Ashley Hall about her career as a museum educator at the Museum of the Rockies, her research on Sauropod feet and her books including Fossils for Kids: A Junior Scientist's Guide to Dinosaur Bones and Ancient Animals, and Prehistoric Life on Earth and Prehistoric Worlds: Stomp Into the Epic Lands Ruled by Dinosaurs (due out at the end of March 2024).   Ashley is a dynamic paleontologist, naturalist, and museum educator. Originally from South Bend, Indiana, she grew up loving dinosaurs from an early age and was inspired by holiday trips to Chicago's Field Museum to pursue a career in natural history. Ashley earned her Bachelor of Arts in anthropology (focus: Zooarchaeology) and animal behavior from Indiana University, Bloomington. After graduation, she spent nearly a decade working as a science educator for various educational institutions in southern California, including the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, and the La Brea Tar Pits. During this time, Ashley also served as the assistant curator of paleontology at the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology in Claremont, California. While with the “Alf,” she managed the fossil collection and participated in fieldwork including Late Cretaceous dinosaur excavations in the Grand-Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah and Miocene mammal reconnaissance paleontology in the Mojave Desert's Rainbow Basin. Ashley relocated to Ohio where she worked as a naturalist for the Cleveland Metroparks reservation system before taking a position with the Cleveland Museum of Natural as the adult programs coordinator.  When Ashley is not educating the public in person, she is an active science communicator on social media. Ashley has presented several invited workshops on communicating science through social media at professional, scientific meetings, including the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology and the Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology annual conferences. Her scientific research has focused on sauropod claw morphology and function and the evolution of birds from deposits at the La Brea Tar Pits.

Dateline: January 12, 2024. Rossifari Zoo News is back with a round up of the latest news in the world of zoos, aquariums, conservation, and animal weirdness!  We start with our births section, featuring two sloth bear cubs at Zoo Miami (with a Philly Zoo connection), an impala and kudu with adorable names at Caldwell Zoo, two little blue penguins at the Cincinnati Zoo, and a bongo calf at Brevard Zoo! We then go to our deaths, where we say goodbye to a lot of incredible animals this week. We start with Penny the red panda at the Akron Zoo, then discuss the loss of an elephant at the Los Angeles Zoo, a Canada Lynx at Seneca Park Zoo, a warthog at the Columbus Zoo, a serval at the Naples Zoo, a gorilla at the Henry Doorly Zoo,  and the last free roaming peacock at Point Defiance Zoo. We then move on to our other Zoo News stories, including an incredible mixed species exhibit, free admission to health care workers at Mystic Aquarium, a panda update from Zoo Atlanta, cyber attacks on the Toronto Zoo, unrest in Papa New Guinea (and why that applies to this section), and so much more! In Conservation News, we talk about a terrible new policy in Norway, a new Jaguar in Arizona, a new victim to H5N1, a huge success for Project Cheetah, and preparations for the Great Backyard Bird Count!And in Other News, we talk about a sad story out of California. ROSSIFARI LINKS: www.rossifari.com patreon.com/rossifari @rossifari on socials @rossifaripod on TikTok

The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for parts of Southern California. A free bilingual resource sheds light on Latino communities. The Los Angeles Zoo's newest family member makes his public debut. Support The L.A. Report by donating now at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com.Support the show: https://laist.com

About a dozen people protested outside the mayor's mansion, voicing their anger about that botched 2021 LAPD fireworks explosion. A light plane crashed shortly after leaving Compton Airport, clipping a car and narrowly missing several homes. The man accused of killing an L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy last weekend has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Also, embattled L.A. City Councilman Kevin de Leon says he plans to run again. And a bit of good news: The Los Angeles Zoo is celebrating a special arrival.

Wayne Resnick and Amy King join Bill for Handel on the News. Los Angeles officials to offer $250,000 reward for information on death of sheriff's deputy shot in his patrol car. Drew Barrymore postpones show. City is sued over plan to expand the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park. Iran prisoner release: Five detained Americans expected to be freed. Southern California gas prices climb at their fastest rate this year.

In this episode I chat eye heath with  Veterinary Ophthalmologist Dr. BrIan Marchione. Many may even know there is such a specialty as veterinary ophthalmology, I didn't, until my own dog chance was having a reoccurring issue with his left eye that we couldn't quite figure out. Not only is there such a thing, but they play an important role in our pups health and wellness. We chat about some common eye issues in dogs and how they can affect dogs of all ages, how you can recognize if its time to seek emergency care for your pup and how we can be more mindful of our dogs overall eye health. Dr. Brian Marchione graduated from UC San Diego with a bachelor's degree in biochemistry and cell biology in 2001.  He attended veterinary school at Colorado State University, graduating in 2007 and went on to complete his internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Advanced Veterinary Care Center.   Following completion of his residency in Ophthalmology at Animal Eye Care Centers, Dr. Marchione became board certified in Ophthalmology in 2011.   Dr. Marchione served as ophthalmology department head at VCA West Los Angeles for 8 years until recently starting his own mobile ophthalmology practice.   Dr. Marchione also serves on the Los Angeles Zoo medical advisory board. Support the show If you are enjoying The Baroo Podcast you can now support the show by buying me a coffee. Shop the podcast: https://www.thebaroo.com/shop-podFollow The Baroo:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/baroopodcast/Blog- https://www.thebaroo.com/Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/baroopet/ Pet parent question or story of canine companionship to share ? Email charlotte@thebaroo.com or call 424-273-5131. *This podcast is for informational purposes only, even if, and regardless of whether it features the advice of veterinarians or professional dog trainers. It is not, nor is it intended to be a substitute for professional veterinary care or personalized canine behavior advice and should not be used as so. The views expressed in this podcast are solely those of the podcast author or the individual views of those participating in the podcast.

Aldo Buttazzoni from PragerU is in the studio with Kyle and Adam to talk about the groomers at the zoo and on YouTube. They talk about the news of the week like the arrival of the new Ice Princess figure skater and how Super Mario Kart is real now but not for fat people. Also, dinosaurs have feathers now and we think that kind of ruins them.   Aldo Buttazzoni is the new man-on-the-street for Prager U and he went to the Los Angeles Zoo to ask people why they were attending a “family friendly” drag show. He also is wondering why YouTube's algorithm is feeding LGBT programming to young children. Sam and Adam talk to Paleontologist and Professor Matthew McLain from The Master's University about something we are always wondering about: why did Satan plant feathered dinosaur fossils in the sand to trick us?   Travis' Game Korner strikes back, Weakly News from Adam Yenser is back, and Sizzler Facts goes to the movies! In the subscribers-only podcast, the guys answer questions from the Mailbag that get really theological and Aldo answers the Ten Questions!   Aldo at Prager U: https://www.prageru.com/presenters/aldo-buttazzoni Aldo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AldoButtazzoni Protect Children's Innocence with PragerU: https://www.prageru.com/protect-childrens-innocence   Matt McLain has some links for you about dinosaurs and Creationism: https://thinkbiblically.org/series/dinosaurs-in-the-bible/   The Master's University Creation Summit: https://www.masters.edu/arts-and-events/creationsummit/   International Conference on Creationism: https://www.internationalconferenceoncreationism.com/   This episode is brought to you by our wonderful sponsors who you should absolutely check out: Allegiance Gold: http://allegiancegold.com/bee PublicSq on Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/publicsq/id1573823343 PublicSq on Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.publicsq.app&gl=US&pli=1 My Patriot Supply: http://preparewithbee.com/

In this week's episode of Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast, host Jon Steinberg shares his list of 10 zoos to check out in the Southern California sprawl . His list includes: The Teaching Zoo in Moorpark, the Santa Ana Zoo, the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, the Fountain Valley Reptile Zoo, the Fresno Zoo, The Los Angeles Zoo, the Living Desert Zoo, the Santa Barbara Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and the San Diego Zoo.Instagram: @livinginthesprawlpodcastEmail: livinginthesprawlpodcast@gmail.comWebsite: www.livinginthesprawlpodcast.comCheck out our favorite CBD gummy company...it helps us get better sleep and stay chill. Use code "SPRAWL" for 20% off.  https://www.justcbdstore.com?aff=645Check out Goldbelly for all your favorite US foods to satisfy those cravings or bring back some nostalgia. Our favorites include Junior's Chessecakes from New York, Lou Malnati's deep dish pizza from Chicago and a philly cheesesteak from Pat's. Use the link https://goldbelly.pxf.io/c/2974077/1032087/13451 to check out all of the options and let them know we sent you.Use code "SPRAWL" for (2) free meals and free delivery on your first Everytable subscription.Support the podcast and future exploration adventures. We are working on unique perks and will give you a shout out on the podcast to thank you for your contribution!Living in the Sprawl: Southern California's Most Adventurous Podcast is on Podfanhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/sprawlSupport the show

Introducing BiodiverCity - a new podcast from the Gottlieb Native Garden and the Los Angeles Zoo, BiodiverCity explores urban ecology and conservation in L.A. From inside a one-acre native garden that is visited by over 1,500 different species of animals, to behind the scenes at our zoo, visited by more than 1.8 million people each year, we're talking to both experts in their fields and everyday people to find out how Angelenos and wildlife are thriving together. BiodiverCity is hosted by Dr. Jake Owens, Director of Conservation at the L.A. Zoo, and is the vision of Susan Gottlieb, creator of the Gottlieb Native Garden.

Subscribe to The Locher Room: https://bit.ly/TheLocherRoomEmmy Award-winning actress, author and animal advocate Carolyn Hennesy joined me in The Locher Room to reminisce about her incredible career dazzling audiences with her various daytime, primetime and film roles. On television, she played the deliciously vicious “Penelope Ellis” on ABC's critically acclaimed series Revenge. She also joined the cast for the fifth season of the sleek vampires-meet-world saga, True Blood, and fast became a fan favorite as Rosalyn, the ageless vamp with a Texas twang. Prior to Revenge and True Blood, Hennesy was best known for her memorable work as “Barb” on ABC's Cougar Town and for her (twice) Emmy nominated work as “Diane Miller” on ABC's General Hospital. She has also guest starred on a long list of prime time favorites including Champions, NCIS, The Cool Kids, The Mindy Project, MOM, and Liza on Demand. Kids across America know her as the hilariously haughty Mrs. Chesterfield on Disney Channel's Jessie. On the big screen, Hennesy's credits include Click, Legally Blonde 2, Terminator 3 as well as starring in the horror film, St. Agatha (directed by SAW's Darren Bousman,) the recently released comedy Swing of Things and the soon to be released Relentless for Lifetime…but the biggest recent large screen news is her role in J.J. Abrams Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker as fighter pilot Demine Lithe. Online, she's starred in the independent series' Take it from the Top and These People, Business Doing Pleasure for TBS, Two Sentence Horror Stories for Time/Warner, and The Bay for Amazon Prime in the role of Karen Blackwell...for which she received her Emmy Award and the 2016 Indie Series Award. Most recently, she starred as Gloria in Sean Kanen's series, Studio City for which she received Emmy nominations two consecutive years. Hennesy received her training at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her razor sharp comedic timing was honed as a member of The Groundling's Sunday Company and in ACME Theatre's main company. Hennesy has appeared in over a hundred stage productions worldwide, most recently and to great acclaim as Maria Callas in Terrence McNally's Master Class at the Garry Marshall Theatre for which she received the LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for “Best Actress In A Play” for the entirety of Los Angeles, 2017-18. Among other accolades, the LA Drama Critics Circle has distinguished her with the Natalie Schafer Award and the LA Stage Alliance honored her with her first Ovation for THE FAN MAROO. For the last three years, Hennesy hosted the red carpet reception for the Daytime Emmy Awards for NATAS, FB, and nearly all social media platforms. Hennesy's creative endeavors also include a successful career as a writer; she created the wildly popular “Pandora” (Bloomsbury USA) children's book series and penned the New York Times Bestseller “The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli” (Hyperion). When not on set, Hennesy is privileged to lend her time to a number of causes but she focuses on veteran affairs and particularly animal rescue, preservation, conservation and advocacy as an ambassador for American Humane and her own Los Angeles Zoo. She hosts her advocacy podcast “Animal Magnetism” back episodes of which may be found on YouTube. On January 2nd. 2017, Hennesy crossed something off of her bucket list: she rode on a float (Lucy Pet Foundation) in the Tournament of Roses Parade. Now she simply has to go into space (difficult) and fly over Disneyland as Tinkerbell to set off the fireworks (impossible). She lives in her native Los Angeles with four dogs and one cat, rescues all, and…in what spare time is left…she flies trapeze. Seriously!Original Airdate: 8/18/2021

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It's National DJ Day, the Betty White Challenge raised over $75,000 for the Los Angeles Zoo, Alec Baldwin is being sued by the family of  Rylee McCollum, one of the Marines killed last August during the Afghanistan pullout, and Britney Spears is going hard on social media against her sister and mom but not much of it makes sense! 

From Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston to the Los Angeles Zoo, Dr. Mark Goldstein has had a fascinating career. Today he joins Dr. Andy Roark to reflect on his life as a veterinary professional, his fight against pancreatic cancer, and the lessons he has learned from people and pets. ***TW: There is a brief but graphic mention of suicide in this podcast.*** LINKS: Lions and Tigers and Hamsters: What Animals Large and Small Taught Me About Life, Love, and Humanity (Amazon.com): https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Tigers-Hamsters-Animals-Humanity/dp/0757321860/ref=sr_1_1?crid=HJ6JGQDKF5F0&keywords=mark+goldstein&qid=1640620179&s=books&sprefix=mark+goldst%2Cstripbooks%2C252&sr=1-1 Strategic Planning Workshop Series: https://unchartedvet.com/upcoming-events/ Uncharted Veterinary Conference April 21-23, 2022: https://unchartedvet.com/uncharted-april-2022/ Uncharted Podcast on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uncharted-veterinary-podcast/id1449897688 Charming the Angry Client On-Demand Staff Training: https://drandyroark.com/on-demand-staff-training/ What's on my Scrubs?! Card Game: https://drandyroark.com/training-tools/ Dr. Andy Roark Swag: drandyroark.com/shop All Links: linktr.ee/DrAndyRoark ABOUT OUR GUEST: Mark Goldstein, DVM, has spent over 40 years caring, advocating, and fighting for the welfare of animals. The institutions he worked at are all recognized leaders in their respective fields and the variety of animals he worked with and the varied responsibilities he has had are unique. He was a senior staff clinician in the medicine department at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston. After being hired to head the Boston Zoos, he led a turnaround for the failing inner city Franklin Park Zoo. “Dr. Mark” then moved west with his wife Kristine and their two daughters when he was appointed to lead the Los Angeles Zoo. During his tenure at the Los Angeles Zoo he was involved with one of the most successful release programs, the reintroduction of the California Condor back into the wild. He vividly remembers watching the first bird being re-released into the Los Padres National Forest soar free one misty beautiful morning. He followed his heart to shine a light on the importance of the human-animal bond and took the helm at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA where he oversaw the design, development, and completion of the “San Diego Campus for Animal Care.” Many aspects of the campus, its programs and its unique partnership with the municipal animal care department have been copied numerous times both nationally and internationally. He has a BS in Animal Science and a DVM degree from Cornell University. Health Communications Inc. (HCI) recently published his book “Lions and Tigers and Hamsters” What large and small animals taught me about life, love and humanity. Dr. Mark enjoys giving presentations that are both educational and entertaining. His talks not only draw upon stories from his book “Lions and Tigers and Hamsters” but also from his 40 years of experience caring for animals and their welfare along with supporting the people who care for them. He has vast experience talking to a variety of groups from book clubs, service organizations, and at professional conferences as the keynote speaker. He was also the UCSD OSHER visiting author during the 2020 spring semester. He imparts to his audience the importance of the human-animal bond and how it helps create the fabric of a healthy community. He calls upon his experiences to share with colleagues how he feels honored to have been able to serve in what he sees as a sacred profession, the practice of veterinary medicine. He enjoys making his presentations interactive and encourages Q/A when the program allows.

 In a world, where the midnight train podcast is at the top of the podcast game, one thing has the power to destroy everything they have worked for. This week their world will come crumbling down as everything they've achieved will be tested and possibly destroyed due to the madness that is (dun dun duuuuuuuunnnnn) cursed Movies!!! Tonight on the midnight train we are combining two of our favorite things…. This podcast and lots and lots of beer…YEAH! Oh wait, we do that every week… Oh, that's right, it's this podcast and….moooovies!! But… In true midnight train fashion, we can't just talk about movies…. We're gonna talk about cursed movies!!! That's right we are going to look at movies that for one reason or another have led to tragedy during and after the movies were made! Everything is on the table from health issues like cancer, accidental deaths while filming, people going crazy after filming, and just about everything else you can think of. Should be a fun and creepy ride discussing all these movies with you passengers and, in case you're wondering, yes we're still going to have a movies list at the end.    Ok so let's get into this and see what we have as far as cursed movies!   We're gonna start it with a big one since we just covered the subject matter of the film! The first cursed movie on our list is the exorcist. The filming of THE EXORCIST was done over nine months. The main set, a reproduction of the Georgetown home, was built in a warehouse in New York. During the filming, several curious incidents and accidents took place on the set and plagued those involved with the production. In addition, the budget of the film rose from $5 million to more than twice that amount. Obviously, any film production that lasts for more than a month or so will see its share of accidents and mishaps, but THE EXORCIST seems to have been particularly affected by unforeseeable calamities. Coincidence? Perhaps, but it left the cast and crew rightfully shaken.    The first incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. one Sunday morning when a fire broke out on the set. There was only one security guard at the Ceco 54th Street Studios when the McNeil house set caught fire and burned. The fire was the result of a bad electrical circuit, but it shut down filming for six weeks while the set was reconstructed from scratch. Ironically, as soon as the new set was ready, the sprinkler system broke down, causing an additional two-week delay.    Few of the actors in the film escaped personal troubles during the shoot. Just as Max Von Sydow (who played Father Merrin) touched down in New York to film his first scenes, he received a phone call saying that his brother died unexpectedly in Sweden. Von Sydow himself later became very ill during the filming. Irish actor Jack MacGowran (who played Burke Dennings) died only one week after his character was killed by the demon in the movie. Jason Miller (who played Father Karras) was stunned when his young son, Jordan, was struck down on an empty beach by a motorcyclist who appeared out of nowhere. The boy ALMOST died. THAT'S GOOD NEWS! Ellen Burstyn (who played Chris McNeill) wrenched her back badly during one scene when she was slapped by the possessed girl. The stunt went badly awry and she was laid up in bed for several weeks afterward, causing more delays in the filming. They had a rig attached to her where a guy offscreen would pull a rope that was tied to her to get that “smacked hard as shit and launched across the room” look the director wanted. Apparently, the director didn't like the first take or two and told the guy with the rope to yoke the living piss out of her. He got his shot. She screwed up her back.    In New York, one of the carpenters accidentally cut off his thumb on the set and one of the lighting technicians lost a toe. This was all over the news at the time due to the mixup at the hospital where they put the wrong appendages on the wrong patients. Yep, they switched the toe for the thumb. And if you believed that, well… I'm not sorry even a little bit. Anyway, The exorcist's location trip to Iraq was delayed from the spring, which is relatively cool, to July, the hottest part of the summer, when the temperature rose to 130 degrees and higher. Out of the eighteen-man crew that was sent there, Friedkin lost the services of nine of them, at one time or another, due to dysentery (which is super shitty) or sunstroke. To make matters worse, the bronze statue of the neo-Assyrian winged demon Pazazu, which was packed in a ten-foot crate, got lost in an air shipment from Los Angeles and ended up in Hong Kong, which caused another two-week delay.    "I don't know if it was a jinx, really," actress Ellen Burstyn later said. "But there were some really strange goings-on during the making of the film. We were dealing with some really heavy material and you don't fool around with that kind of material without it manifesting in some way. There were many deaths in the film. Linda's grandfather died, the assistant cameraman's wife had a baby that died, the man who refrigerated the set died, the janitor who took care of the building was shot and killed … I think overall there were nine deaths during the course of the film, which is an incredible amount… it was scary." Unholy shit, batman!   Things got so bad that William Friedkin took some drastic measures. Father Thomas Bermingham, S.J., from the Jesuit community at Fordham University, had been hired as a technical advisor for the film, along with Father John Nicola, who, while not a Jesuit, had been taught by Jesuit theologians at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. Friedkin came to Bermingham and asked him to exorcise the set. The priest was unable to perform an actual exorcism, but he did give a solemn blessing in a ceremony that was attended by everyone then on the set, from Max Von Sydow to the technicians and grips. "Nothing else happened on the set after the blessing,” Bermingham stated, "but around that time, there was a fire in the Jesuit residence set in Georgetown." And while nothing else tragic occurred on the set, strange events and odd coincidences were reported during the post-production work on the film. "There were strange images and visions that showed up on film that were never planned," Friedkin later claimed. "There are double exposures in the little girl's face at the end of one reel that are unbelievable."   As we talked about in previous episodes, The film opened on December 26, 1973, to massive crowds. Within weeks of the first public screenings of the film, stories started to make the rounds that audience members were fainting and vomiting in the theaters. There were also reports of disturbing nightmares and reportedly, several theater ushers had to be placed under a doctor's care, or quit their jobs, after experiencing successive showings of the movie. In numerous cities that were checked after THE EXORCIST had run for several weeks, reporters found that every major hospital had been forced to deal with patients who reported, after seeing the film, severe cases of vomiting and hallucinations. There were also reports of people being carried out of theaters in stretchers. What do you think, passengers? Mere publicity stunts, or was this the real thing?    The info for this cursed movie came from a great article on americanhauntingsink.com check them out!   Next up we're gonna dive into a sweet little movie about a tree, a child's toy, and REAL SKELETONS IN THE SWIMMING POOL! Yep, you guessed it, poltergeist! The curse of Poltergeist spawned many theories about why the movie and its sequels were cursed with so much tragedy, with one suggesting the use of real-life human bones in the original film caused the hauntings.   Actress JoBeth Williams - who played the mother, Diane Freeling - is seen dropping into a pool of skeletons in one spooky scene and she later reveals the bones were real. She told TVLand: "In my innocence and naiveté, I assumed that these were not real skeletons.   "I assumed that they were prop skeletons made out of plastic or rubber . . . I found out, as did the crew, that they were using real skeletons, because it's far too expensive to make fake skeletons out of rubber."   Just four months after the film's release, tragedy struck with actress Dominique Dunne, who played the family's eldest daughter Dana, who became the victim of a grisly murder. On the day before Halloween in 1982, the actress, 22, was strangled by her ex-boyfriend John Thomas Sweeney outside their home in West Hollywood. She survived the attack but was left in a coma. She never regained consciousness and died five days later. Sweeney was later convicted of voluntary manslaughter and spent three and half years of a six-year sentence behind bars for the killing. He changed his name to John Maura so if you want to let him know what a twat he is, I mean… we can't stop you.   In the years after the film's release movie bosses plowed ahead with plans for a sequel and Poltergeist II: The Other Side hit cinemas in 1986. Among the cast was Will Sampson, best known for playing Chief Bromden in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest opposite Jack Nicholson. The actor - cast as shaman Taylor in the movie - was concerned about the use of real skeletons in the first film and offered to perform a real-life exorcism. He's believed to have conducted the ceremony alone and in the middle of the night, but the cast reportedly felt relieved afterward. However, less than a year after the film's release - the curse had claimed another victim. Sampson had long-term health problems as he suffered from a degenerative condition called scleroderma, which affected his heart and lungs. He underwent a heart and lung transplant in the summer of 1987 but died of post-operative kidney failure on June 3.    Ok, this one is sad and you've probably heard of it. The most famous victim of the Poltergeist curse was Heather O'Rourke. She appeared as Carol Anne in the first two films as well as the third installment, Poltergeist III, which hit cinemas in 1988. She died just four months before the movie's release at only 12 years of age. In January 1988, Heather fell ill with what appeared to be flu-like symptoms. She collapsed at home the following day and was rushed to the hospital. She suffered a cardiac arrest but doctors were able to revive her and they diagnosed her with intestinal stenosis - a partial obstruction of the intestine. She underwent surgery, but went into cardiac arrest again in recovery and doctors were unable to save her. She passed away in February 1988, just weeks after her 12th birthday, and it was later reported she died from congenital stenosis and septic shock. Absolutely heartbreaking.   Character actor Lou Perryman became the second cast member to fall victim to murder. He played Pugsley in the original movie and suffered a brutal end in 1992 when he was hacked to death with an ax aged 67. A convict recently released from prison, Seth Christopher Tatum, confessed he had killed Perryman at his home after coming off his medication and going on a drinking binge. Tatum pleaded guilty to his murder in 2011 and was sentenced to life in prison.   Actor Richard Lawson played one of the parapsychologists, Ryan, in the original film (not the guy who ate the chicken with the maggots… you're welcome) and he came close to becoming another victim of the curse in 1992. He was involved in a terrifying plane crash in 1992 when the USAir Flight 405 crashed into New York City's Flushing Bay on route to guess where? Cleveland friggin Ohio. The crash claimed the lives of 27 of the 51 passengers, but Lawson was among the survivors. He put his lucky escape down to a last-minute seat change that saved his life. Lawson went on to be part of showbiz royalty when he married Beyonce's mother, Tina Knowles in 2015.   Info for this movie was taken from mirror.co.uk.    Next up how about… Hmm…. Oh, I know… The omen! The 2976 version of course. Obviously, Moody is a time traveler and saw the upcoming remake, 955 friggin years in the future! No! It was 1976! Of all the world's cursed film productions, The Omen is considered to have one of the worst movie curses of all time. The 1976 film tells the story of a man who accidentally adopts Damien the Antichrist as his son and the movie remains one of horror's most successful franchises. But what was so odious about the set that led producers to believe the devil was punishing them for making the movie? Is The Omen really cursed? The Omen film set haunting includes death, injury, and lots of lightning bolts: after all, the creator himself warned the cast and crew that Satan wasn't going to like what they were doing. Here's what happened behind the scenes of The Omen movie and why, despite its several sequels and a 2006 remake, it remains one of history's movies that indeed may have angered Satan himself!   In June 1975, Gregory Peck's son, Jonathan Peck, killed himself with a bullet to the head, two months before filming was to start. Several strange events then surrounded the production.   For protection on the set of "The Omen," Bernhard wore a Coptic cross. In an interview, Bernhard spoke about the production's eerie events, which included the death of an animal trainer.   Precisely one day after they shot the sequence involving the baboons at the animal center, Bernhard said that a tiger seized the animal trainer by the head, causing his death immediately. Whhhaat the fuuuuuck?   One of the most haunting stories surrounding The Omen didn't happen during the shoot, but during the production of the World War II epic A Bridge Too Far. John Richardson, who did special effects on The Omen, was involved in a head-on collision that beheaded his girlfriend, eerily mirroring the decapitation scene with David Warner. Supposedly, after the crash, Richardson saw a street sign that said, "Ommen, 66.6 km." This accident occurred after The Omen had wrapped production, but many of course linked it to the evil aura of the film.   Several planes were also set ablaze, including the plane carrying Peck and screenwriter David Seltzer. Meanwhile, Bernhard said they had to land in Nova Scotia after flying back from England. He added:   "We had the film on board... Dick [Donner] and I were very, very nervous." IRA bombs ripped through a hotel, in which executive producer Mace Neufeld and his wife stayed, and another in which prominent executives and stars, including Peck, were to have dinner.   Once word got back to Fox about all the terrible incidents that plagued production, the studio saw it as a great way to drum up a ton of publicity and add to the film's ominous aura. They also put a great tagline into the film's ad campaign:                        You have been warned. If something frightening happens to you today, think about it. It may be The Omen.   As Donner recalled in The Omen: Curse or Coincidence, "If we had been making a comedy, you would have recalled all the funny, great, ridiculous, silly moments that happened in that film. if you were doing a love story, you'd remember all the times somebody left their wife, fell in love... You're doing The Omen, anything that happens on that film, you don't tell about the jokes, you don't talk about the love stories, you don't even think about them. You think about things that coincidentally could have been something to do with The Omen. We had lots of them."   Creepy stuff right there my friends.   Next up we have one of my personal all-time favorites, the crow! The Crow began filming in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1993. Cursed Films revealed that before production got underway, a mysterious caller left a voicemail message warning the crew not to shoot the movie because bad things would happen. Eerily, two on-set electricians were involved in an accident in which their truck hit a live wire. One of the men experienced second and third-degree burns and lost both ears.   Disaster also struck the entire production when a hurricane destroyed the movie set. That is when the “curse of The Crow” rumors began circulating in Hollywood. The star of The Crow, Brandon Lee, was the son of martial arts legend, Bruce Lee. The elder Lee died during the production of his final film. Some fans speculated that the Chinese mafia had placed a hit on the actor for betraying martial arts secrets. Others suspected that he had been struck by an insidious death blow at an earlier time.   The most popular theory about The Dragon's death is that he was a victim of the Lee Family Curse. His older brother had died, and Lee's parents believed there was a demon targeting the males in the Lee family.   Like his father, Brandon Lee died before he finished filming The Crow. In a fluke accident, the performer was shot while completing an action sequence, as described in Cursed Films. The crew used what are called ‘dummy rounds,' for the scene, but there was something in the barrel of the gun that acted as a lethal projectile, killing Lee.    To complete the final photography for The Crow, the man who had been working as Lee's stunt double wore a mask in his image.   Crazy stuff!   How about some of our patented quick hitters!    The Conqueror" is a whitewashed 1956 film with John Wayne as Genghis Khan. The film was shot at a location downwind from a nuclear testing site, causing dozens of crew members to eventually die of cancer. so maybe not so much a curse as a poor choice of locations.   Apocalypse Now"   The horror! Francis Ford Coppola was tempting fate when he decided to film "Apocalypse Now" during monsoon season. Big mistake. The monsoon destroyed multiple sets, Martin Sheen suffered a heart attack during filming, and Coppola was so stressed that he suffered a seizure, according to The Independent. "Apocalypse Now" (1979) turned out to be a masterpiece anyway, but the documentary "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" about its making is just as engrossing.    "Fitzcarraldo"    Dysentery. Injuries. Fights among the crew. Nothing seemed to go right during the filming of 1982's "Fitzcarraldo." The story concerns hauling a boat over a hill, which the crew literally accomplished, but not without the same nightmarish difficulty as is depicted in the film. And in the end, director Werner Herzog looked as mad and overly driven as its hero. Check out the documentary "Burden of Dreams" for more.   The Superman Curse    Comic book movie fans may know about the "Superman Curse," which is said to afflict multiple actors involved in Superman films. Christopher Reeve was paralyzed following a horse accident. And Margot Kidder, who played Lois opposite Reeve, suffered from bipolar disorder, according to TCM. Also, the original Superman, George Reeves, supposedly committed suicide. His death at age 45 from a gunshot remains a controversial subject; the official finding was suicide, but some believe that he was murdered or the victim of an accidental shooting.   "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"    Bad luck ran amok in Middle Earth during the filming of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." DVD interviews revealed that multiple actors and stuntmen suffered injuries while shooting the film's elaborate fight sequences. The worst was Viggo Mortensen, who broke his toe and chipped his tooth while filming.   The Exorcism of Emily rose   Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter reported that during the making of The Exorcism of Emily Rose — in which she played a big-screen version of German woman Anneliese Michel, whose poor health and subsequent death was blamed on a failed exorcism — her radio would mysteriously turn on and off. From an interview with Dread Central:   Q: A common question when making a film like this; did anything weird happen during filming?   JC: I thought about that when it happened, and two or three times when I was going to sleep my radio came on by itself. The only time it scared me was once because it was really loud and it was Pearl Jam's “Alive” (laughs). Laura's TV came on a couple of times.   Q: At 3:00 a.m.?   JC: Mine wasn't 3:00 a.m. I was born at 3:00 a.m. but it hasn't happened to me. I did check.   We'll totally do an episode on Analiese one of these days   Psycho Myra Jones (aka Myra Davis) was the uncredited body double/stand-in for Psycho star Janet Leigh during the making of Hitchcock's 1960 film. A handyman named Kenneth Dean Hunt, who was supposedly a Hitchcock “obsessive,” murdered her.   The Conjuring   Real-life ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren, who aided the real-life Amityville Horror case, investigated the haunting of the Perron family home — a farmhouse plagued by generations of death, disaster, and a possessed doll. The case inspired James Wan's supernatural film, which left some audiences in the Philippines with such a fright there were priests available at screenings to bless viewers and provide counseling. On and off-set paranormal incidents — including strange claw marks on star Vera Farmiga's computer, Wan's tormented dog growling at invisible intruders, a strange wind (that apparently put Carolyn Perron in the hospital), and fire — were reported.   The Innkeepers   Filmed at the reportedly haunted hotel the Yankee Pedlar Inn in Torrington, Connecticut, The Innkeepers director Ti West was skeptical about the strange occurrences during the making of his movie. Still, creepy stories from the set became the focus in the press. From an interview with West:   I'm a skeptic so I don't really buy it. But I've definitely seen doors close by themselves; I've seen a TV turn off and on by itself; lights would always burn out in my room. Everyone on the crew has very vivid dreams every night, which is really strange.   The one story that is the most intriguing to me — In the film, the most haunted room is the Honeymoon Suite. That's where the ghost stuff started in the hotel. The only reason I picked the room that I picked to shoot in, was because it was big enough to do a dolly shot. No more thought went into it other than pure technical reasons. So when we're finishing the movie, I find out that the most haunted room in real life is the room I picked to be the haunted room in the movie. It could be a coincidence. It's weird that it happened that way. . . . [Star] Sara Paxton would wake up in the middle of the night thinking someone was in the room with her. Everyone has stories, but I was too busy saying, “Let's shoot this! We have 17 days!   Atuk"    "Atuk" is a movie so cursed that it never got made. The project, based on a 1963 Mordecai Richler novel about an Eskimo in New York, had four different men attached to play the lead while in development hell through the 1970s and '80s: John Belushi, Sam Kinison, John Candy, and Chris Farley. All four died shortly after entering negotiations to be in the film. Holy shit!    Ok how about twilight zone the movie. The 1983 film 'Twilight Zone: The Movie' directed by John Landis and Steven Spielberg gained publicity pre-release because of the deaths of lead actor Vic Morrow and two child extras during the filming of the helicopter crash scene. The children were illegally hired to play the role in this scene, as Landis would go on to reveal in the subsequent trial. It was also prohibited to make children work after a certain hour in the evening. However, Landis insisted that the scene would have to entail a late-night setting to seem more authentic. This was the last scene in the film. It also included explosions as a helicopter flew over the village while Morrow would run across the street to save the Vietnamese children from the explosion. Testing for the scene sparked concerns when the helicopter seemed to vigorously rock at the explosion but despite this, Landis' need to capture the explosion took priority. He reportedly said, "You think that was big? You ain't seen nothing yet." At the controls of this helicopter was a Vietnam War veteran named Dorcey Wingo, who had just joined the movie business. When the cameras began filming, the pyrotechnic fireball that had been fired as part of the explosion hit the helicopter, engulfing it in flames. The helicopter then crashed into the river where the actors were standing — Morrow, 6-year-old Renee Chen, and 7-year-old Myca Dinh Le. Almost a hundred people were present when the tragedy occurred. The helicopter skidded right onto Renee, crushing her to death and when it toppled over, the main blade sliced through Morrow and Myca.   Rosemary's baby is next up on the list. Over the years, the myth surrounding Roman Polanski's 1968 film Rosemary's Baby has only grown in stature. The film is based on the 1967 novel of the same name by American novelist Ira Levin. He came up with the idea for the book in 1965, drawing inspiration from his wife who was pregnant at the time, his New York apartment, and the anxiety of being a parent.   The struggling writer imagined a world where there was no God and the devil was allowed to reign freely. This is evident in the iconic ending where Rosemary finds out that her husband sold her womb to Satan and that her child is the Antichrist. Levin was catapulted into the highest echelons of the literary world due to the success of his novel and a year later, a European auteur who was looking for his own Hollywood break decided to direct the film adaptation of his novel.   However, not everyone was pleased with Levin's attacks on religion. He faced severe backlash from the Catholic Church for his “blasphemy” and his wife left him the year the film was released. He was never the same man again, growing increasingly paranoid over the years. Levin repeatedly had to make public statements denouncing Satanism and told Dick Cavett that he had become “terrified” as he grew older. 30 years after the release of the film, Levin came up with a sequel titled Son of Rosemary but it tanked.   William Castle was the man who first recognized the potential of Levin's work and secured the rights to make a film adaptation. Best known for his work on B-grade horror films, Castle wanted to direct it initially but Paramount Pictures executive Robert Evans agreed to go ahead with the project only if Castle worked as a producer. In April of 1969, Castle was hospitalized because of severe kidney stones. He was already under a lot of stress due to the sheer volume of hate mail he received, a terrible consequence of being attached to Rosemary's Baby. In his autobiography, he claimed that he began to hallucinate scenes from the film during his surgery and even shouted, “Rosemary, for God's sake drop that knife!” Although Castle recovered, he never reached that level of success again.   Producer Robert Evans was not exempt from this alleged curse either. He had risen to the top with major hits like Rosemary's Baby and The Godfather. However, he was convicted of cocaine trafficking in 1980 and got a suspended prison sentence. As a part of his plea bargain, Evans had to make an anti-drug commercial. Three years later, the producer would get caught up in the high-profile murder of Roy Radin which has come to be known as the “Cotton Club murder”. Despite two witnesses testifying that Evans was involved in the case, he was later cleared of the charges. In 1993, he told The New York Times, “I had 10 years of a horrific life, Kafkaesque. There were nights I cried myself to sleep.”   This is arguably the most renowned story that is related to Rosemary's Baby. In autumn of 1968, composer Krzysztof Komeda, who worked on the film, fell off a rocky escarpment while partying and went into a four-month coma. Coincidentally, this affliction is exactly what the witches in Levin's book subject Rosemary's suspicious friend to. Komeda never came out of the coma and died in Poland the following year.   John Lennon was assassinated outside The Dakota in 1980, the famous building where they filmed Rosemary's Baby. Producer Robert Evans claimed that the whole time he was on set at the apartment building he felt a “distinctly eerie feeling”. Lennon was gunned down by alleged “fan” Mark David Chapman who was influenced by Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye and the loneliness of protagonist Holden Caulfield. However, the fleeting association with the film has led fans of the film to link Lennon's assassination with the “curse” of the film. It can be said that the primary reason why the myth of the curse came about was the brutal murder of Polanski's wife, actress Sharon Tate. Polanski even wanted to cast Tate as Rosemary but Evans was adamant about Mia Farrow's involvement. A year after the film's release, Tate and her friends were stabbed to death by followers of cult leader Charles Manson. Tate was eight-and-a-half months pregnant at the time of her demise. The members of the Manson Family delivered around 100 stab wounds to the four victims and wrote “Helter Skelter” on the wall in blood.   After his wife and unborn son were killed, Polanski indulged in substance abuse to cope with things but he ended up exemplifying human depravity. While guest editing the French edition of Vogue in 1977, the director preyed upon a 13-year old girl and persuaded her to participate in multiple photoshoots. During the second shoot at Jack Nicholson's house, he incapacitated the minor with champagne and half a Quaalude before sexually violating her multiple times.   Although he was arrested for the felony and spent 42 days in jail, Polanski became a fugitive and fled to France to avoid facing charges. Since then, he has lived the life of a criminal and has avoided traveling to countries where he can be extradited back to the US.   Ok, let's round things out with the wizard of oz. Despite its commercial success, The Wizard of Oz is seen by some as cursed. There were so many serious accidents onset that those Oscar-nominated special effects almost cost cast members their lives, from the two actors playing winged monkeys crashing to the ground when the wires that hoisted them up in the air broke, to the Wicked Witch of the West's stunt double Betty Danko injuring her left leg when the broomstick exploded.   Buddy Ebsen was originally cast in the role of the Tin Woodman, a.k.a. the Tin Man, but he was essentially poisoned by the makeup, which was made of pure aluminum dust. Nine days after filming started he was hospitalized, sitting under an oxygen tent. When he was not getting better fast enough, the filmmakers hired Jack Haley to be the Tin Man instead. This time, instead of applying the aluminum powder, the makeup artists mixed it into a paste and painted it on him. He did develop an infection in his right eye that needed medical attention, but it ended up being treatable.   Margaret Hamilton — who played the Wicked Witch of the West and was the one tipped who Harmetz off to the turmoil on set more than three decades later for her 1977 book — got burns, and the makeup artists had to rush to remove her copper makeup so that it wouldn't seep through her wounds and become toxic. Unlike Ebsen, she didn't get fired because they could live without her on the set for several more weeks.   An actor playing one of the Wicked Witch of the West's soldiers accidentally jumped on top of Dorothy's Toto, Carl Spitz, the dog trainer on set, told Harmetz. The dog (a female Cairn terrier named Terry) sprained its foot, and Spitz had to get a canine double. Terry did recover and returned to the set a few weeks later.   In a memoir by Judy Garland's third husband, Sid Luft, published posthumously in 2017, he writes that, after bar-hopping in Culver City, the actors who played the munchkins “would make Judy's life miserable by putting their hands under her dress.” Harmetz says it's true that the actors would go drinking near the Culver City hotel where they stayed, but she says their interactions with Garland did not rise to the level of what Luft described. “Nobody on the movie ever saw her or heard of a munchkin assaulting her,” said one worker on the film. Garland did say the drinking was annoying in an interview with talk-show host Jack Paar, but experts on Garland's life say that her rant about being scarred by the rowdy behavior on set may have been a deflection from the real damage she suffered during that time, at the hands of the studio. Garland was only 16 when she made The Wizard of Oz, and her struggles with depression and disordered eating started at an early age and continued for the rest of her life. She claimed that the studio executives gave her uppers and sleeping pills so she could keep up with the demanding pace of show business. She struggled with drug addiction and attempted suicide several times before she died of an accidental overdose on June 22, 1969, at just 47 years old.   The film went through four different producers by the time it was through.   Richard Thorpe, the first director, insisted that Judy Garland wear a blonde wig and thick makeup to depict Dorothy. When Buddy Epsen got sick from his Tin Man makeup and filming shut down for two weeks, the studio fired Thorpe and replaced him with George Cukor of My Fair Lady fame. Cukor encouraged Garland to wear natural makeup and play Dorothy less cartoonish and more natural. Cukor later left the film to work on Gone with the Wind instead and Viktor Fleming took his place. However, Cukor came back a few weeks later after getting fired from Gone With the Wind by Clark Gable (supposedly he was fired when Gable found out he was homosexual).   Director King Vidor was responsible for most of the sepia sequences and also helped Mervyn LeRoy with editing in post-production.   Not only did the public think former kindergarten teacher Margaret Hamilton was really evil following the first airing of The Wizard of Oz — she also suffered physically for the role. Hamilton received second and third-degree burns all over her body when the green copper makeup she was wearing got too hot during the fire scene. Her stunt double spent months in the hospital after a prop broom exploded — they were using a double because Hamilton got injured on an earlier take.   Stage makeup and prosthetics in 1939 were nowhere near what they are today. Ray Bolger's Scarecrow makeup left deeply embedded marks in his skin that didn't disappear for more than a year after the movie wrapped up filming. Luckily, this would never happen today.   How bout that hanging munchkin… Well, sorry folks. That seems to be fake. In a scene where Dorothy, the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), and the Tin Man (Jack Haley) are skipping down the Yellow Brick Road, singing “we're off to see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz,” some think the dark, moving figure hanging from a tree in the background is an actor who hanged himself on set. More likely, it's one of the exotic birds that the filmmakers borrowed from the Los Angeles Zoo to create a wilderness setting. The rumor has been circulating since around 1989, the time of the 50th anniversary of the film's release. Alright, there you have it… Cursed movies!!!  Obscure 90s horror movies you need to see   https://www.ranker.com/list/obscure-1990s-horror-movies/christopher-myers

I head out to the zoo to find out what's really going on

Website for this episode: https://ordinarysherpa.com/036 Join the Ordinary Sherpa Facebook Group to interact with other listeners.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/ordinarysherpa Will you leave Written Review on Apple Podcasts:  https://ordinarysherpa.com/review/ Subscribe to the email List:  https://ordinarysherpa.com/subscribe/ Dr. Brittany Lancellotti is a board certified veterinary dermatology specialist currently living in Los Angeles, CA. She was born in Germany when her parents were working abroad and after exploring Europe in a VW van during her infancy, they decided to move back to the US where she grew up outside of Philadelphia. Some of her favorite memories from childhood are of her family, including the dog, taking trips with the pop up camper around the country.  On the veterinary side of her life she has worked at world-renowned facilities such as the Animal Medical Center in New York City and Animal Dermatology Clinic in Los Angeles.  She has received numerous awards and honors such as Excellence in Internal Medicine, Dean's Award, and Excellence in Dermatology.  She currently practices at Veterinary Skin and Ear in Santa Monica, CA, a state of the art facility providing world class care. Dr. Lancellotti's research into the safety of Apoquel, one of the most commonly used medications in veterinary medicine, was published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (and you can hear all about it on episode 4 of the Your Vet Wants You to Know podcast). Dr. Lancellotti is the host of the Your Vet Wants You to Know podcast, which offers pet owners a reliable source of evidence-based information for common questions to pet health topics in entertaining and easily digestible episodes. She is a national and international speaker and Fear Free certified veterinarian, focusing on creating positive associations for pets during hospital visits. She is a member of the medical advisory board for the Los Angeles Zoo and loves helping their animals. When she's not treating itchy, stinky pets, she loves adventures with her husband and two kids, ages 4 and 1, and one of her favorite travel experiences was the long cross country trip she and her husband took with their two dogs when they moved from New Jersey to California for veterinary school. Key Takeaways What do you want the experience to look like?  Our pets are like our children and want to be with us even while adventuring.  How can you design an experience to make an adventure an worthwhile experience for everyone involved including the dog. Your veterinarian is an amazing resource who wants your pet to be happy, healthy and with you on adventures.  Use them to guide your adventure.   Pet care habits often develop based on what we are familiar and exposed to and may not be the best for quality pet care.  For example, getting booties on our dog has been challenging for us.  Dr. Lancellotti offered great tips to help make those hard things a little easier by building a practice for positive association training sessions in 5 minute increments.   Everything from this episode, from the packing list to a deeper dive on a specific medication or condition to explore, can be found on her website: https://www.yourvetwantsyoutoknow.com  To connect with Dr. LancellottiPodcast: Your Vet Wants You to Know on Apple Podcast (or wherever you listen to podcasts) Website: https://www.yourvetwantsyoutoknow.com Instagram: @yourvetwantsyoutoknow Facebook: @yourvetwantsyoutoknow

In today's episode we are going to continue talking about playing a bigger game from a place of abundance and authenticity as a leader and the impact that has on you and your  relationships, teams, dreams, and aspirations.  Today we have an amazing guest here who I am so excited to share with you all who I have had the extreme honor to witness her stepping into her authentic leadership and create abundance in her life and also the lives of others. She is a recent graduate of LIFt the Leadership Impact Forum training where she truly committed to creating breakthroughs, contributions, and results that she wants in her life, her family's life and big steps towards some big aspirations.  She is a leader, has a huge heart, is brilliant I am thrilled to have Aiesha Colvin on the podcast today. Aiesha Colvin is a native Angeleno, animal lover, mother, and business owner. When she says animal lover, she means it! Even though she was raised in the middle of Los Angeles, California; her life was infused with exotic and wild animals. Her love of animals was nurtured by her mother allowing her to participate in several urban animal education classes. She studied animal anatomy and eco system in elementary grade level programs offered by the Los Angeles Natural Museum. She then began a life defining student volunteer program at the Los Angeles Zoo. The more she worked with animals the more she wanted to be around them. After high school, she attended California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science. After she graduated from “Poly”, she attended exotic animal training school. Yes, there is an exotic animal training school. From there her career has been filled with several high profile zookeeping and animal positions. She currently works as an Animal Safety Monitor with film and TV animals. Aiesha is nurturing and growing her entrepreneurial dreams by developing her own business. Aiesha is also a single mother of two lovely and precocious teens. They live in Los with four senior dogs and two rabbits. Want to create more of an impact in your life? LIFt registration has opened up again, let's take the lead together! www.kellyjmobeck.com/LIFt   Here are the highlights from this episode: {4:51} What does leadership mean to you? {7:18} Using LIFt to build self-confidence {11:36} How do I want to show up? {13:03} About PALS {17:21} Having an AirBnB {21:03} It's all about the kids {22:58} I have stretched {27:16} Not ANY single men   To connect with Aiesha please contact her at: PALS Pet and Life Solutions (213) 296-3805 (responds within 24 hours)doTerra http://my.doterra.com/aieshacolvin2 AirBnB site: https://abnb.me/Z7spSPg8Jhb   As heard on this episode for women leaders looking for a self-care retreat visit: BAWLR www.badassretreat.com   To connect with Coach Kelly and for more resources please visit www.kellyjmobeck.com  follow on Instagram @kellymobeck. Join us in our NEW Impact Growth Community on Facebook. You can also email us at Kelly@KellyJMobeck.com  let us know any questions you in life you have, and what you would love to hear more about, we are happy to help and will take these on in future episodes

( 1993 - 2021 ) Karen Von Trapp, the last trapper of the famed Von Trapp trapping family, shed her mortal soul yesterday doing the thing she loved best: trapping. Equipped with a preternatural skill for finding the most exotic animals on the planet, Von Trapp's life was a series of lustful traps: a constant search for a plethora of animals, for two-month love affairs, and for the approval of her demanding father. Her name will forever be enshrined in the hall of fame of animal trappers, and her tranquilizer gun and hunting net will be on permanent display at the Los Angeles Zoo - along with the hundreds of species of whales that she captured during her time at sea. RIP. ft. MAYA WILSON - Karen Von Trapp JONAH - Mr. Daytona & Hugh's Mom JOHN GOODMAN - Devil & Hugh & Willem DAN KUAN PEEPLES - God & D'Arnesto Von Trapp theme song by Aaron Shapiro an ELEVATOR pod

Narrator: Nik Dodani Composer: Nikbo Written by Graham Sibley, Lisa Mills, David Brown, Kelly Garbach, Megan Strauss Created and Produced by Graham Sibley Produced and Mixed by Kyle O'Neal Recorded at Roundabout in Burbank, California In partnership with Mongabay, University of Montana and The Los Angeles Zoo. About Mongabay: Mongabay is an award-winning, nonprofit environmental science and conservation news organization that delivers news and inspiration from Nature's frontline via its network of some 800 journalists in 80 countries. Mongabay's readership averages 9 million unique visitors each month, which positions the platform as one of the top sources of environmental news, analysis, information, and inspiration on the Internet. Mongabay also operates kids.mongabay.com, which provides free environmental education materials, activities, and other resources for children. About University of Montana: The University of Montana's Wildlife Biology Program ranks #1 in North America with it's nationally recognized education programs and research. Montana has become a center of conservation interest in the inter-mountain west with many private conservation organizations having found a focus in Montana. The environment provides an outstanding opportunity for the cultivation of ideas and potential funding sources for research. About The LA Zoo: To serve the community, the Los Angeles Zoo will create an environment for recreation and discovery; inspire an appreciation of wildlife through exhibitry and education; ensure the highest level of animal welfare; and support programs that preserve biodiversity and conserve natural habitat. The Los Angeles Zoo will leverage the diverse resources of Los Angeles to be an innovator for the global zoo community, creating dynamic experiences to connect people and animals. Thank you to the Screen Actors Guild.

Glamorous insect curls, noisy spines, and  deadly toupees- this is the best animal hair!Our guest host this episode is Mollie Samocha, an educator at the Los Angeles Zoo and expert in animal reproduction. Follow her on Instagram @mollieswildlifeContent warning: Descriptions of animal sex and mild languageOur animal candidates:SlothPlanthopper NymphBeeSea OtterPorcupineWooly SlugLet's learn more!See some adorable Planthopper NymphsThe Planthopper Nymph's Dazzling Style of Protection (treehugger.com)Learn more about the Monterey Bay aquarium's surrogate Sea Otter programSea otter rescue and research | Stories | Monterey Bay AquariumA prehensile tailed porcupine- one of the cutest species for surePrehensile-tailed Porcupine Quilliam Enjoys a Snack - YouTubeThe bird that imitates wooly slugs, the Cinerous MournerA Baby Bird Behaves Like a Caterpillar - YouTubeHAIRY BIRD OR CATERPILLAR? - YouTubeWant to vote for your favorite? Or nominate another animal entirely? Subscribe to our instagram @bestbeast_podcast or facebook @bestbeastpodcast

"The Use of Ultrapotent Opioids in Veterinary Medicine," by Carrie Schroeder, DVM, DACVAA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Pain Management, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, Madison, Wisconsin; and Dominique Keller, DVM, PhD, DACZM, Chief Veterinarian, Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles, California. From ASRA News, February 2021. See original article at www.asra.com/asra-news for figures and references. This material is copyrighted.    

Can you name the fastest land mammal in North America? If you guessed pronghorn, you're right. In the world, they're second only to the cheetah. A team from UC Riverside met some friendly and very fast pronghorns along with giraffes, chimpanzees, and okapis while interviewing UCR alumna Denise Verret at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens. The zoo, according to Denise, represents the best of Los Angeles, a place she loves dearly and has dedicated her life to serving. In 2019, after three decades working for the city of Los Angeles, Denise was named CEO and director of the zoo, becoming the first African American woman to lead a major U.S. zoo. In this wild episode of The Creator State, Denise shares her love for animals and LA during an interview with UCR Magazine editor Omar Shamout inside The Lair, the reptile and amphibian house at the LA Zoo.

On today’s ALL NEW Nerdtastically Newsworthy episode of #NerdORama we welcome “Super Sons” Author Ridley Pearson for a preview of “Zoo-Per Heroes at the L.A. Zoo”; taking place Saturday, February 8th, Zoo-Per Heroes at the L.A. Zoo is a family fun day filled with amazing for all activities presented by DC Comics and the Los Angeles Zoo!

This week we are very fortunate to have an interview with Ian Recchio, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles from the Los Angeles Zoo. We discuss the plight of many of the planet's amphibians, specifically the Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog. This species is one of the most endangered amphibians in California and Ian is helping to lead the efforts to restore this animal to its native habitat. The story about Ian and his efforts can be read HERE. This is an incredible conservation story that is still ongoing today. What we are learning from these efforts, among others that we discuss with Ian, are helping multiple species around the world. Show notes HERE

Where the lost dogs go with Susannah Charleson. In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson clipped a photo from the newspaper of an exhausted canine handler, face buried in the fur of his search-and-rescue dog. A dog lover and pilot with search experience herself, Susannah was so moved by the image that she decided to volunteer with a local canine team and soon discovered firsthand the long hours, nonexistent pay, and often heart-wrenching results they face. Once she qualified to train a dog of her own, she adopted Puzzle, a strong, bright Golden Retriever puppy who exhibited unique aptitudes as a working dog but who was less interested in the role of compliant house pet. The scent of the Missing is the story of Susannah and Puzzle’s adventures as they search for the missing a lost teen, an Alzheimer’s patient wandering in the cold, signs of the crew amid the debris of the space shuttle Columbia disaster and unravel the mystery of the bond between humans and dogs. A search dog with a gift for compassion, a stray dog with a gift for survival, a torn family who learned to make a difference, and the heartbreak healed by them all. When a K9 search specialist for missing persons turns to the work for lost pets, families are reunited, including her own.What Animals Large and Small Taught Me About Life, Love, and Humanity with Dr. Mark Goldstein. From the time Dr. Mark Goldstein was a little boy, even before he had his first dog, he was fascinated by creatures both domestic and wild. After graduating from veterinary school at Cornell University, he became a veterinarian in clinical practice, then director of zoos in Boston and Los Angeles, then head of a progressive humane society where he advocated for animal welfare. During his extraordinary 30-year career, Dr. Mark has accrued a lifetime of experiences working with all sorts of animals and the people who care for them. Dr. Mark's life with animals taught him more than how to be a great doctor, it taught him how to live life. The stories in this book reflect those lessons; they will make you laugh and cry as they entertain and amaze you. Each real-life experience sheds light on the challenges and hard work of the talented individuals who work in the world of animal welfare. These are stories that illustrate the tremendous impact animals have on our daily lives—they are hallmarks of the sacred importance of the human-animal bond. On your journey through the exhilarating life of Dr. Mark, you'll meet some of the finned, furred, and feathered animals who offered him invaluable insights—Harold the hamster, Sasha the Siberian tiger, St. Francis the German Shepherd, Ralph the buffalo, Gus the stallion, Frank the goldfish, and many more fascinating creatures! Mark Goldstein, DVM, has spent over 40 years caring, advocating, and fighting for the welfare of animals. The institutions he worked at are all recognized leaders in their respective fields and the variety of animals he worked with and his responsibilities were unique. He was a senior staff clinician in the medicine department at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston. After being hired to head the Boston Zoos, he led a turnaround for the failing inner-city Franklin Park Zoo. "Dr. Mark" then moved west with his wife Kristine and their two daughters when he was appointed to lead the Los Angeles Zoo. He followed his heart to shine a light on the importance of the human-animal bond and took the helm at the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA where he oversaw the design, development, and completion of the "San Diego Campus for Animal Care." Many aspects of the campus, its programs and its unique partnership with the municipal animal care department have been copied numerous times both nationally and internationally. He has a BS in Animal Science and a DVM degree from Cornell University.The behavior of dogs and their wild relatives with Dr. Clive D. L. Wynne, Behavioral Scientist. Clive is a behavioral scientist with a fascination for dogs and their wild relatives. As a psychology professor who directs the Canine Science Collaboratory at Arizona State University in Tempe, he is also the Director of Research at Wolf Park in Battle Ground, IN, and the author of Dog Is Love. Clive was born and raised on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. He studied at University College London and got his Ph.D. at Edinburgh University before setting off on his travels. After time at the Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Duke University, Universität Konstanz, the University of Western Australia and the University of Florida, Clive came to Arizona State University in 2013. Over the years he has studied the behavior of many species - ranging from pigeons to dunnarts (a small mouse-like marsupial). But some years ago Clive found a way to meld his childhood love of dogs with his professional training and now study and teach the behavior of dogs and their wild relatives.

Allison and Gaby give a listener advice on what to do if a married older man hits on you (and you don't want to use violence). They're then joined by the Los Angeles Zoo's Kate Gilmore and lose their primate minds! Later they discuss taking back slurs and using them to feel powerful. This episode is actually wild. Get it?! Primates! Listen to Just Between Us Ad-Free on Forever Dog Plus: http://foreverdogpodcasts.com/plus FOLLOW JUST BETWEEN US: https://www.instagram.com/jbupodcast JUST BETWEEN US IS A FOREVER DOG PODCAST: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/just-between-us/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Allison and Gaby give a listener advice on what to do if a married older man hits on you (and you don't want to use violence). They’re then joined by the Los Angeles Zoo’s Kate Gilmore and lose their primate minds! Later they discuss taking back slurs and using them to feel powerful. This episode is actually wild. Get it?! Primates! This episode is sponsored by Brave Not Perfect podcast, Bombas (www.bombas.com/BETWEENUS), and Baze (www.baze.com code: BETWEENUS).

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, guest Jill Van Meter and I discuss her passion for as an equine coach, its many benefits, and growing out gray hair. New to Tranquility du Jour? Learn more here. Join our bi-weekly Love Notes and access Tranquil Treasures.   Upcoming Events Tranquility in Tuscany: July 13-20 in Italy [2 spots left] Luna Yoga Advanced Teacher Training: September 20 - 22 in Montreal, Canada Writing Salon: October 5 4-week Tranquility Salon: September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 Pugs & Pints: October 27 [details to come] Featured Guest My name is Jill Van Meter. I have always been on a search to know myself and the world around me more deeply and profoundly. I have always longed to live a life of adventure and magic and sweet connection with people and animals. I wanted to be a veterinarian when I was a kid, and an actress. Later, I wanted to be an animal keeper at the Los Angeles Zoo and I took all kinds of courses towards that including an internship at the zoo. Eventually, my interests changed to wanting to help people. I wanted to help others, as well as myself, understand and embrace their innate beauty and essential mystery. I became a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and acupuncturist, a massage therapist and a yoga instructor and meditation teacher as ways to share my desire to guide people back to their own inner Divine nature and back to their connection with nature and the world around them. I became a certified Co-Active Coach as a way to support and guide people back to their own inner knowing and self trust. I am becoming an Equine Guided Coach as a way to learn from the magical and highly sensitive horse in order to live my life in a daily prayer of presence and truth and to, yet again, share this path with those that resonate with it. More than ever, at this time of my life, I feel called to share all that I have learned with others regarding self compassion and self love. I have learned from my own path of self discovery that the more that I stay connected to my own self truth and inner guidance, the greater is my connection with other people and the animal and plant world. I believe with all of my heart that each one of us deserves to experience life in it’s full magnificence while also allowing ourselves to experience hardships and difficulties and pains just as fully. This is a life fully lived. Savvy Sources Find Jill Jillvanmeter.com Facebook/Jill.vanmeter.3 Pinterest/Jillvanmeter Mentioned in the Podcast Summer TDJ Live recording Daybooklaunch recording My ballet debut Last week's Tea with Kimberly video Tranquility du Jour Online Year of Tranquility(comes with FIVE bonuses) NEW Daybook: Tranquility du Jour Daybook(comes with FOUR bonuses) Eye candy on Instagram Follow along on Facebook Watch YouTube More Tranquility Shop seasonless, vegan, locally-made, eco-friendly fashion: TranquiliT Browsemy 6 Books Tranquility-filled E-courses Download theTranquility du JourPodcast App: iPhoneand Android Read about my passion for animals Favor Pen a review on iTunes and/or share this podcast via social media. Pen a review of my books on Amazonor Goodreads. Techy To listen, click on the player at the top of the post or click hereto listen to older episodes. New to podcasting? Get more info at Podcast 411. Do you have iTunes? Click hereand subscribe to the podcast to get the latest episode as released. Get the Tranquility du Jourappsto download the podcast "automagically" on iOS or Android

Dr. Mark Goldstein, whose 40-year career in the animal welfare world included leadership stints at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, the Los Angeles Zoo and San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, talks about his book, Lions and Tigers and Hamsters. Goldstein chats about why he wrote the book and his life-long passion for supporting the human-animal bond.

I head to the Los Angeles Zoo, explain genius alcoholic baby, and come up with some great ideas.

Acclaimed attorney and founder of the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary, David Casselman, stops by the podcast to discuss some of his favorite subjects: elephant conservation, his ongoing legal battle with the Los Angeles Zoo and why protecting animals is his number one passion. ​ In a breathtakingly candid interview, David opens up about an unfortunate childhood event that forever changed the way he would treat animals, and shares his incredible journey from promising psychology career to one of law - which lucky for the animals (and us!) has led to some powerful animal welfare legislation in California and beyond. Show Timeline and NotesFollow David's work: Cambodia Wildlife SanctuaryFacebookFollow Jennifer Peterson and the show:AJFAWebsite AJFAInstagram Email: andjusticeforanimals@gmail.com

Settle in with Alie Ward and guest Kate Gilmore, a professional primatologist and lead keeper of the great apes and Old World monkeys at the Los Angeles Zoo. Learn about chimpanzee mating, why zookeepers don't wear FitBits, primate DRAAAMA, the erroneous philosophy behind truck nuts and what happens in the middle the night at the zoo. Also get some good info on primate conservation and how to be a friend to orangutans. Follow Ologies on Twitter @OlogiesPod or Instagram @Ologies For more info, including links on ape conservation, visit alieward.com/ologies Become a patron on Patreon.com/ologies Shirts now available at OlogiesMerch.com Music by Nick Thorburn Mixing and final production by Jason Scardamalia Support the show.

08/07/17 - Mary Jo Mellado Willey talks about adding a trip to the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park to your Disneyland and Southern California vacation.

04/04/16 - The team discusses this week’s Disneyland and Southern California news, including the passing of a Southern California amusement park pioneer and Honda’s new sponsorship of a classic Disneyland attraction, plus this year’s DIS Unplugged: Disneyland Edition March Madness-inspired tournament continues and highlights of Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival.

A mountain lion miraculously surviving in the urban mountains in Los Angeles is believed to have breached a 9-foot fence at the Los Angeles Zoo and mauled an 18-pound koala at night. However, all the evidence is circumstantial. Jeff and Anthony take a look at those circumstances and come to their own conclusions about the mountain lion known as P-22. We Have Concerns is entirely listener supported! To keep us ad-free and get early episodes/bonus content, check out our Patreon: http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Get all your sweet We Have Concerns merch by swinging by http://wehaveconcerns.com/shop Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhc Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni Today’s story was sent in by Colin Haag: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/us/los-angeles-p-22-mountain-lion-mauls-zoo-koala-bear-killarney/index.html If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to wehaveconcernsshow@gmail.com or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

GREAT SHOW TODAY. Accent ON!'s host ILONA EUROPA had the pleasure to interview live in our LA TALK RADIO STUDIO singer songwriter TALIA PAUL and officially announce our new monthly segment "IT'S A WILD WORLD OUT THERE" with ILONA EUROPA and HEATHER GUNN. ( I am very proud of this title! I believe people can learn a lot from animal surviving skills. We will learn how to be aware of animal needs and love our planet.) Heather is a wildlife enthusiast, blogger, animal welfare advocate, and media producer. Her new blog focuses on showcasing reputable wildlife and humanitarian organizations that are dedicating themselves to playing a crucial role in informing and engaging the public on a daily basis and realistically working towards the greater good for everyone throughout the world. Heather has also worked with various media and wildlife/environmental organizations throughout the years, including; NBC, 20th Century Fox, CNN, ABC, WGN Morning News Chicago, The Game Show Network, Warner Brothers, The Los Angeles Zoo, The Santa Barbara Zoo, The California Wildlife Center, The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, Wildlife Discovery Center, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, The John G. Shedd Aquarium, The Monterey Bay Aquarium, S.O.R.A.C. (Sea Otter Research and Conservation), Oceanario Islas del Rosario, The Oceanic Society, Heal The Bay, and The Surfrider Foundation. Tune in every 4th MONDAY of the month to become a fan of this segment. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR THUMB'S UP! if you like our shows and guests and would like us to keep in touch with you.

GREAT SHOW TODAY. Accent ON!'s host ILONA EUROPA had the pleasure to interview live in our LA TALK RADIO STUDIO singer songwriter TALIA PAUL and officially announce our new monthly segment "IT'S A WILD WORLD OUT THERE" with ILONA EUROPA and HEATHER GUNN. ( I am very proud of this title! I believe people can learn a lot from animal surviving skills. We will learn how to be aware of animal needs and love our planet.) Heather is a wildlife enthusiast, blogger, animal welfare advocate, and media producer. Her new blog focuses on showcasing reputable wildlife and humanitarian organizations that are dedicating themselves to playing a crucial role in informing and engaging the public on a daily basis and realistically working towards the greater good for everyone throughout the world. Heather has also worked with various media and wildlife/environmental organizations throughout the years, including; NBC, 20th Century Fox, CNN, ABC, WGN Morning News Chicago, The Game Show Network, Warner Brothers, The Los Angeles Zoo, The Santa Barbara Zoo, The California Wildlife Center, The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program, Wildlife Discovery Center, Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute, The John G. Shedd Aquarium, The Monterey Bay Aquarium, S.O.R.A.C. (Sea Otter Research and Conservation), Oceanario Islas del Rosario, The Oceanic Society, Heal The Bay, and The Surfrider Foundation. Tune in every 4th MONDAY of the month to become a fan of this segment. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR THUMB'S UP! if you like our shows and guests and would like us to keep in touch with you.

04/10/14 - The team discusses this week’s Disneyland news, including details on the new shopping area coming to Buena Park and a pair of lions moving in at the Los Angeles Zoo, plus round three results of the 2014 DIS Unplugged Disneyland March Madness tournament and information on how to vote to determine the final four.

Tim Heidecker (Tim And Eric, The Comedy) Joins the DTFH from the LA Zoo!

  Produced by Vuvuzela Media and Marketing, the African Community Soccer Tournament is a one-day event which will  unite Los Angeles' African community, soccer fans, and the greater Southern California community. The first of its kind  on the West Coast, 24 teams will be representing 20 countries. A major highlight of the day will be a special exhibition by the women's soccer team. In addition to the tournament, there will be a cultural celebration of food and music from the African Diaspora. This is a great event in that its the first time that I've seen all of our African brothers and sisters come together in one place.   Date: Saturday, September 3, 2011 Venue: Griffith Park – John Ferraro Soccer Fields. Located close to the Los Angeles Zoo, at the intersection of 134 fwy & 5 fwy.   Price: Free Event Time: 9am – 7:00pm. RSVP   Isaac:    302-356-1434/323-993-8662. Charlotte:   323-993-8662/213-219-6793 E-mail:    vuvuzelacorporation@yahoo.com

Host Marie Hulett talks with Jason Jacobs of the LA Zoo and Madeline Bernstein from LASPCA.

Show 108 The boys have been VERY busy and dish the details on their TV drag debut, shooting with real big scary guns, the perils of the Los Angeles Zoo and all of the drunken fun they got up to on St Pattys. PLUS Jonathan and Gabe catch up with Nelson Melegrito, founder of DIVA and find out all about what his organization do and his new charity project. Gabe tries to be gaycist, but it won't wash with Jonathan. Then he resorts to chemical warfare. It's a rootin' tootin' jam packed show! THE ONLY SHOW TO COME FROM LONDON and L.A. -AT THE SAME TIME